There was a moment of silence in the shambles‚ and all the orcs were dead or had fled. Boromir looked around the fellowship: the four hobbits seemed ruffled but fortunately unharmed‚ while Gandalf and that ranger were in a state so disheveled that it was difficult not to laugh. The pain at the back of his head made him grimace. Well‚ I must look just as bad‚ he thought and then turned to the elves standing silently at the rear. He felt mildly aggrieved when he saw the Legolas and Ringëril unscratched
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Grendel was in the gabled hall where the warriors slept. The only sound coming from the hall was the deep snores of the knights‚ but soon it would be there cries and lamentation. He strode under the clouds‚ seeking eagerly‚ till he came to the wine-hall‚ the treasure-hall of men seeking Hrothgar’s home. There was fire in his eyes‚ they were as red as Macintosh apples‚ freshly picked. So‚ there I was watching him kill innocent people without a second thought. Of course the ferocious beast had no clue
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HAMLET So much for all this‚ sir. Now you’ll be able to see the other. Do you remember all the circumstances? HORATIO Yes‚ I remember it‚ my lord. HAMLET Sir‚ in my heart‚ there was something 5 bothering me that wouldn’t let me sleep. I thought I lay worse than mutineers in chains. Hastily—and let’s praise our hastiness; sometimes‚ our hastiness is helpful when our plans aren’t working; and we should learn 10 that there’s something divine that determines our outcomes‚ no matter how roughly we
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puddle on the path. It is curious‚ but till that moment I had never realized what it means to destroy a healthy‚ conscious man. When I saw the prisoner step aside to avoid the puddle‚ I saw the mystery‚ the unspeakable wrongness‚ of cutting a life short when it is in full tide. This man was not dying‚
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Anne Moody is a well-known contemporary black native Mississippi author. She has written biographical works depicting life in Mississippi and the struggles of black people in the South. Many people can relate to her style of writing. Her books help people understood what life was like in the South before and during the civil rights movement. Anne Moody was born in Wilkinson County‚ Mississippi on September 15‚ 1940 to Fred and Elnire (Williams) Moody. She attended Natchez Junior College
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She says‚ " ’Who needs help?’... Even if! came‚ what good would it do? You think because I am her mother.!’ " (7-8). The mother expresses that she is nineteen and therefore can control her own life. However‚ she does wish that she has done more. As the mother is ironing‚ she reflects over her daughter’s life and how she could have did better. From reading the entire poem‚ conclusions were made that the family were not as fortunate. The mother wants the best for her daughter and wants her to succeed
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Jerry Bradshaw Assignment #1 ENG 112 1-23-08 Two Views of the Mississippi One may argue that certain learned abilities become instinctual over time and through repeated practice. I do not believe there could be any solid proof for this theory. Instinct can be defined as something that we do without even thinking about it‚ yet when we are in a panicked state‚ we usually tend to forget some of those learned habits and react in a way that truly is pure instinct‚ having nothing to do with anything
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talk with a broader point of view‚ we say life is t short to live to the full if we are enjoying our life and still have millions of things we want to do but know we can’t because life’s just too short. But for someone who is not at all enjoying life or whatever he/she is doing‚ one is too afraid to live life to the full‚ life is too long. For such people‚ life could have been more fun had it been shorter. Interestingly‚ it seems they don’t know that life is until you live‚ when u don’t live u live
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Mississippi Burning – Analytical Essay "Mississippi Burning"‚ directed by Allan Parker‚ is set in the state of Mississippi‚ 1964. In this film‚ Parker shows that he feels sorry for black people‚ by strongly portraying the levels of racism and injustice towards negroes‚ which was implemented by white people (the Ku Klux Klan in particular) within the state. The Ku Klux Klan was a group of white people who believed that negroes were filth‚ and that they didn’t deserve to live equally among white
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Quoting an excerpt from “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” by Mary Kay Blakely‚ “…the neighborhood I was moving into was teeming with Others – accented immigrants‚ hyphenated Americans‚ single moms‚ low income families…” (Blakely). The excerpt is a clear and precise description of the populace of the neighborhood I live in‚ particularly my building. Although there are many persons of varying backgrounds‚ Hispanics are more predominate in my neighborhood. Almost every morning and evening‚ as I
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